NBTA Foundation selects Association Laboratory to review critical Hotel RFP process.

Chicago, Illinois, March 1, 2009 - Association Laboratory Inc. today announced their selection by the National Business Travel Association Foundation. The NBTA Foundation has contracted with Association Laboratory to conduct a comprehensive review of the NBTA Hotel RFP process and lead the development of recommendations to improve this critical industry tool.

"The Hotel RFP process is effectively an industry standard designed to help match the capabilities of hotels with the needs of large corporate buyers,” said Dean West, President, Association Laboratory Inc. "A poorly designed process results in tremendous financial and time costs for participants. I’m exited we will have the opportunity to work on this important association priority”

The NBTA Foundation is the education and research foundation of the National Business Travel Association (NBTA). The foundation was established in 1997 to support NBTA’s members and the industry as a whole. As the leading education and research foundation in the business travel industry, the NBTA Foundation seeks to fund initiatives to advance the business travel profession. The foundation offers the only master’s-level accredited course and professional designation for the corporate travel professional, the Global Leadership Professional (GLP) program, in partnership with The Wharton School. The industry’s leading benchmarking resource – the Managed Travel Index® (MTI) & Benchmarking Tool – is offered by the foundation. The NBTA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. www.beta.nbta.org/foundation.

Association Laboratory Inc. specializes in the research and development of business strategy and the provision of ongoing decision-support services for associations. The award winning company serves a nationwide client base of trade, professional, credentialing and philanthropic organizations.